After yesterday, Republicans will need to re-calibrate.

[kentuck]

Their Counsel, Steve Castor, was criticized by some on the right as being on the "other" side. Also, he was caught on camera, leaning back in his chair with his eyes closed, as if resigned to the futility of his argument.

Their strategy was to disrupt with procedural motions and "points of order" but they were quickly squelched by Chairman Schiff, who recognized their scheme from the beginning. They were going to let Ms Stefanik lead the charge and then let Gym Jordan clean up with his rapid-fire questioning. They were persistent. They tried about six times each to disrupt the hearing but were scolded and silenced by Mr Schiff in very short order. He showed that he was in total control of the hearing.

What will they do different going forward? Since their initial strategy failed so miserably, what can they do to interrupt and disrupt with the future witnesses? Mr Trump was probably very disappointed in their efforts yesterday?

[dalton99a]

1. They need to go fuck themselves, or better yet, take a leaky boat to Russia

A very leaky boat

[underpants]

2. There's a picture posted here yesterday that I can't find

Nunes Castor and Gym Jordan looking absolutely spent, defeated, done. I looked several pages deep in GD but I can’t find it.

[Hugin]

6. Was this the image?

[MerryBlooms]

8. Trying to appear bored and uninterested... Instead, they look disrespectful and trashy.

[SammyWinstonJack]

16. Disrespectful and trashy, the repug party in a nutshell.

[yardwork]

31. Agreed. They look like petulant losers sitting in the back row, failing high school civics.

Cone to think of it, that's what they are.

[hurple]

32. I was thinking

They look defeated

[underpants]

9. YES!!!

Thank you so much

[Hugin]

10. At your service...

[underpants]

11. Here ya go

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1017559215

[Captain Zero]

20. be like..

3 stooges anyway

[Arkansas Granny]

3. I was happy to see that Rep. Schiff didn't let them rattle him yesterday.

He maintained his composure and kept his focus. A true professional.

[colorado_ufo]

23. He was definitely the right man for the job

and American history will speak kindly of him.

[groundloop]

35. Yep, I'd have blown a gasket and been throwing things at them by the time it was done

[ananda]

36. He's always like that.

I wish he would be our next president!

But Pelosi will do fine, or whoever is elected
in 2020!

[Hugin]

4. The GrOPpers are incapable of adapting.

Such is the price of being deaf to compromise and evolutionarily illiterate.

[beachbumbob]

5. GOP has no other course of action, its all in Schiff's power and control to handle. I still say

he should issue a very stern warning that the next violation of the committee rules would lead to that member being forcibly removed OR not given any more "air time" to speak

[empedocles]

13. Thats it. Cut off violators 'air'

[beachbumbob]

14. chairman have huge powers to control the process, sometimes hard love is the only way

[Lonestarblue]

19. I agree.

Schiff was great, but I do wish he had taken a minute to read the pertinent rules to Jordan and Stefanik, and also remind them that the rules were crafted by Republicans under Boehner. That would have quickly told viewers that Jordan and Stefanik were grandstanding.

[colorado_ufo]

24. I seem to remember his saying that to Nunes

at least the rule that says time can only be yielded to the ranking member or the counsel?

[Arkansas Granny]

26. They knew the rules. They were deliberately testing Schiff to see how far they could push and

get away with it. I believe it's called grandstanding.

[BumRushDaShow]

29. A reminder about the rules was done

And as a note - these rules designed specifically for this Impeachment Inquiry were marked up in the House Rules Committee late last month and reported out to the full House as H. Rept. 116-266 - https://www.congress.gov/congressional-report/116th-congress/house-report/266

The resolution was debated and was successfully passed in the House as H.Res. 660 - https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-resolution/660

https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-resolution/660/text (TEXT)

https://docs.house.gov/billsthisweek/20191028/BILLS-116-HRes660.pdf (PDF)

[C_U_L8R]

7. They could try to seek truth... but noooooooo

[hurple]

33. They know the truth

That's why they don't want it getting out to the public

[brewens]

12. Did you catch Castor referring to Giuliani as "Americas Mayor"? I think it was when questioning

Taylor about meeting with him. If he ever rated being called that, that ship sailed a long time ago! Americas Mayor my ass!

[groundloop]

37. 'America's Mayor' was a sinking ship. 9-11 resurrected his political career.

He was caught up in a marital scandal right before 9-11, he managed to make good use of the disaster to his advantage.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

15. bring on the dancing bears! (the clowns were not funny)

[lastlib]

17. After yesterday, the GOPhers need to flee to an undisclosed location.....

...and fight extradition. Starting with Gym-Rat Jacketoff.

[bucolic_frolic]

18. They will have a sit-in

if any of them can get up off the floor

[Enoki33]

21. The performances of the Republicans on the Intelligence Committee,

in particular Nunes and Jordan, were not only frivolous and disrespectful peddling of Russian propaganda, they were damning confirmation of the fact that Russia has virtually taken over the GOP. That is now established fact. Putin and his oligarchs are getting what they paid for.

[gab13by13]

22. After Articles of impeachment are drafted,

won't Jerry Nadler take over for Schiff? I hope he does better than the last time Republicans disrupted his hearing.

[WinstonSmith4740]

30. Why?

Does everything shift to another committee? If so, they'll need to bring in the attorney to do the questioning...Lewandowski ate their damn lunch last time he chaired a hearing.

[kentuck]

38. I don't think they will be doing interviews?

They will be writing up the Articles of Impeachment.

[Auggie]

25. What can they do? A distraction -- a wag the dog event.

[BootinUp]

27. It sucks to be the House minority. Nt

[JTOL]

28. Their Counsel, Steve Castor

Reminds me of the Public Defender in the movie "My Cousin Vinny"

[monmouth4]

39. "A Philadelphia Lawyer"....Castor really does not fill that description. LOL. More like Al's School

of Law.

[dixiechiken1]

34. I have a feeling...

They're going to find themselves being forced to recalibrate numerous times next week. When Lt Colonel Vindman & Gordon Sondland testify, their "second hand, third hand, fourth hand" arguments will be down the proverbial crapper.

Sondland is a wild card but I think his revised testimony is a pretty strong indicator that he sees the writing on the wall. He has to see that that he is already being thrown under the bus by Trump & his minions - in other words, THE ENTIRE GOP.

Couple that with the outcome of Roger Stone's trial and I think he's going to roll all over Trump, Giuliani, Mulvaney, and everyone else involved, to save his skin. (And his hotels, of course.) And it can't escape notice that Manafort is still sitting in prison, nary a pardon in sight.

First one to roll over always gets the best deal. And he doesn't look like a guy who'd fare well in prison... even if it is only Club Fed.